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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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